warning KIA Optima 2011 3.G Owner's Manual

Maintenance
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Canister
Fuel vapors generated inside the fuel
tank are absorbed and stored in the
onboard canister. When the engine is
running, the fuel vapors absorbed in the
canister are drawn into the surge tank
through the purge control solenoid valve.
Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV)
The purge control solenoid valve is con-
trolled by the Engine Control Module
(ECM); when the engine coolant temper-
ature is low during idling, the PCSV clos-
es so that evaporated fuel is not taken
into the engine. After the engine warms
up during ordinary driving, the PCSV
opens to introduce evaporated fuel to the
engine.
3. Exhaust emission control
system
The Exhaust Emission Control System is
a highly effective system which controls
exhaust emissions while maintaining
good vehicle performance.
Vehicle modifications
This vehicle should not be modified.
Modification of your vehicle could affect
its performance, safety or durability and
may even violate governmental safety
and emissions regulations.
In addition, damage or performance
problems resulting from any modification
may not be covered under warranty.
Engine exhaust gas precautions
(carbon monoxide)
Carbon monoxide can be present with other exhaust fumes. Therefore, if you
smell exhaust fumes of any kind inside
your vehicle, have it inspected and
repaired immediately. If you ever sus-
pect exhaust fumes are coming into
your vehicle, drive it only with all the
windows fully open. Have your vehicle
checked and repaired immediately.
WARNING- Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain car-
bon monoxide (CO). Though color-
less and odorless, it is dangerous
and could be lethal if inhaled.
Follow the instructions on this
page to avoid CO poisoning.

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Maintenance
Do not operate the engine in confinedor closed areas (such as garages) any
more than what is necessary to move
the vehicle in or out of the area.
When the vehicle is stopped in an open area for more than a short time
with the engine running, adjust the
ventilation system (as needed) to draw
outside air into the vehicle.
Never sit in a parked or stopped vehi- cle for any extended time with the
engine running.
When the engine stalls or fails to start, excessive attempts to restart the
engine may cause damage to the
emission control system.Operating precautions for catalyticconverters (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed:
Use only UNLEADED FUEL for gaso- line engines. Do not operate the vehicle when there
are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per-
formance.
Do not misuse or abuse the engine. Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
Do not operate the engine at high idle speed for extended periods (5 minutes
or more).
Do not modify or tamper with any part of the engine or emission control sys-
tem. All inspections and adjustments
must be made by an authorized KIA
dealer.
Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could cause
the engine to misfire, damaging the
catalytic converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalytic
converter and to your vehicle.
Additionally, such actions could void your
warranties.
WARNING- Fire
A hot exhaust system can ignite flammable items under your vehi-
cle. Do not park, idle or drive the
vehicle over or near flammable
objects, such as grass, vegeta-
tion, paper, leaves, etc.
The exhaust system and catalytic system are very hot while the
engine is running or immediately
after the engine is turned off. Keep
away from the exhaust system
and catalytic, you may get burned.
Also, do not remove the heat sink
around the exhaust system, do
not seal the bottom of the vehicle
or do not coat the vehicle for cor-
rosion control. It may present a
fire risk under certain conditions.

Index
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Active eco ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-36
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-40Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-66
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
··············3-43
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-58
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-52
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
······3-46
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-56
SRS components and functions ··················\
·················3-43\
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-23
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-10
Antenna (Glass) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-120
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-26
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-59 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-59
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-64
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-120 Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-120
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·4-121
Aux, USB and iPod port··················\
··················\
········4-122
Auto defogging system ··················\
··················\
············4-112
Automatic climate control system ··················\
·············4-101 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-107
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
··4-102
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·······4-103 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-15
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
··5-20
Paddle shifter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-19
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-19
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-18
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
··········4-122
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-31
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-80
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-116
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-23 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-26
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-28
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-24
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-23
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
··················\
5-32
Vehicle stability management··················\
··················\
··5-33
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-20
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button ·················5-6
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Index
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-48Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
····7-53
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
··············7-49
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-51
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-50
Gauge Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-51
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-50
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-120
Glassroof, see Panorama sunroof ··················\
················4-30
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-113
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-74
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-43
Headlight escort function··················\
··················\
···········4-80
Headlight leveling device ··················\
··················\
··········4-80
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-8, 3-15
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-46
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
··················\
···5-32
Homelink mirror, see the electric chromic mirror (ECM) with homelink system and compass ··················\
··········4-39
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-25
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-37
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-20
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-3
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-5
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-58
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-39
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-48
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-51
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-50
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-49
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-52
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-49
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-49
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-51
Distance to service··············\
··················\
··················\
·····4-55
Vehicle option ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-57
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-58
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-49
Instrument panel overview··················\
··················\
···········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-64
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-116 Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-119
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-116
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-118
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-118
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-117
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-116I
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Index
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Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-88
Interior overview··················\
··················\
··················\
········2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-20
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-7
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-4
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2
LabelAir bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-66
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-40
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
··········8-6
Latch system, see lower anchor system··················\
·······3-37
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-80 Battery saver function··················\
··················\
··············4-80
Headlight escort function ··················\
··················\
········4-80
Headlight leveling device ··················\
··················\
········4-80
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-37\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-5, 3-7 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-12
Maintenance services·············\
··················\
··················\
····7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-11
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-5
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-47
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-92 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-97
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
········4-100
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-93
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-12
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-50
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-39 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·······4-39
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with homelink system
and compass ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-39
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-46
Moonroof, see panorama sunroof ··················\
················4-30
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-51\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-8, 3-15
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Index
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
········3-46
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-52\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-15
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-46
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Paddle shifter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-19
Panorama sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-30
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-24
Parking brake inspect··················\
··················\
·················7-14\
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-52
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-23
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-117
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-24
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-24
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear parking assist system··················\
··················\
·········4-75
Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-13
Rearview camera··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-78
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-34Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
··········8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-7
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-43
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-18
Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-21
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
················3-23
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·············3-24
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-19
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-9, 3-16
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-12
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-17
Headrest················\
··················\
··················\
············3-8, 3-15
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
················3-13
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
·3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
···3-6
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-5, 3-7
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-13
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-12
Climate control seat ··················\
··················\
·················3-11\
Seat warmer··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-9, 3-16
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Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
········8-3
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-15
Trailer towing··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-55
TransaxleAutomatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
·················5-15\
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-12
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-51
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-18
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
··············1-4
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
············8-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-50 Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-53
Vehicle option ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-57
Vehicle stability management ··················\
··················\
····5-33
Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-55 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-55
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-55
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·······5-55
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
············5-55
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
··5-55
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·······5-55 Warnings and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-58
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-21
Weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-55
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-55
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-55
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·······5-55
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
············5-55
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
··5-55
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·······5-55
Welcome system ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-79
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-38
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-39
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-21 Auto down window ··················\
··················\
·················4-22\
Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
············4-23
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
······4-24
Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
········4-109 Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-111
Auto defogging system··················\
··················\
··········4-112
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-47 Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············5-47
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-27
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-85
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